Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | JPN | ||||||||
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 306 (157 men and 149 women) in 27 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ryoko Tamura | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 23rd |
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Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 306 competitors, 157 men and 149 women, took part in 168 events in 27 sports.
In the nation's sixth Olympic archery competition, three of Japan's five archers won their first matches. All three lost in the second round, however.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Marathon
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's High Jump
Men's Long Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Women's 5,000 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's Marathon
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 10 km Walk
Women's Javelin Throw
Defending bronze medalist Japan competed for the second time in the Olympic baseball tournament. They got off to a rough start, losing three of their first four games to Australia, Cuba, and the United States. After winning their next three, however, the Japanese were in a tie with the Nicaraguans for third and fourth places. Since Japan had beaten Nicaragua in head-to-head competition, they won the tie-breaker and faced the United States in the semifinals rather than the Cubans, which had not lost any of their 16 games in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads. Japan defeated the United States to advance to the final, where they became the Cubans' 18th victim (Nicaragua's loss in the semifinals being the 17th win for Cuba).
Men's Team Competition:
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Men's Points Race
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Women's 3m Springboard
Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Japan in 1996.
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